Kusadasi Information Desk

Duration 6 days - 5 nights

Standarts 3 and 4 star hotels with breakfast and 2 dinner, fully guided

Highlights Istanbul, Gallipoli, Canakkale, Troy, Pergamon, Kusadasi, Ephesus, Istanbul

Departure April to November - Everyday

Itinerary ;

DAY 1 : Arrival to Istanbul

Welcome to Turkey. Arrive in Istanbul Airport, meet by our representative and private transfer to the hotel for overnight stay in Istanbul.

DAY 2 : Full Day Istanbul Tour

09.00 a.m. After breakfast pick up from hotel and our journey begins in Istanbul, the only city in the world situated on two continents. Byzantium, Constantinople, Istanbul - its three names span more than 2600 years, nearly 1600 of them as the capital of two of the greatest empires the world has known, Byzantine and Ottoman. We visit the Topkapi Palace ,Hagia Sophia, The Blue Mosque and Hippodrome, where chariot races and the Byzantine riots took place.Visit the Grand Bazaar for shopping. Overnight in Istanbul. (B)

DAY 3 : Istanbul, Gallipoli &  Canakkale

Depart from hotel in Sultanahmet area at 06:30 – 07:00. Arrive in Eceabat at 12:00 – 12:30. Lunch at Eceabat Maydos Restaurant & Bar. Fully Guided Gallipoli Tour. Visiting; Kabatepe Museum, Brighton Beach, Beach Cemetery, ANZAC Cove, Ariburnu Cemetery, ANZAC Commemoration Site, Lone Pine Australian Memorial, Johnston's Jolly (Turkish & Allied trenches & tunnels), The Nek, Chunuk Bair New Zealand Memorial.  

Arrive in Canakkale and check-in at hostel / hotel at 18:30. 4 Corners Documentary, ‘Fatal Shore’ at 19:30. ‘Gallipoli’ movie, starring Mel Gibson at 21:30. Overnight in Canakkale. (B, L)

DAY 4 : Troy, Pergamon & Kusadasi

Fully Guided Troy Tour at 08:45. Visit the famous archaeological and mythological site of Troy, home of the "Trojan Horse" and "Helen of Troy". Return to Canakkale and lunch at Maydos Hotel at 11:45. Departure for Pergamon at 12:30. Fully Guided Pergamon Tour at 15:30. The city of Pergamon in the north of the Aegean of West Anatolia with the frontiers to ancient Mysia, forms a significant part of the Aegean and AsiaMinor history with Acropolis, one of the centres of Helenistic and Roman ages.Departure for Kusadasi at 18:45. Arrival at Kusadasi and transfer to your hotel. Overnight stay in Kusadasi. (B, L, D)

DAY 5 : Full Day Ephesus Tour

After breakfast pick up from hotel and drive to Ephesus. First visit the Artemission Temple where is one of the seven wonders of the Ancient World. Continue to Ephesus.visit Ephesus, one of the 12 cities of Ionia (an ancient Greek district on the western coast of Asia Minor) is located near Izmir. As a port city at the mouth of the Cayster (modern Küçükmenderes) River, it was a major departure point for trade routes into Asia Minor. Known in antiquity for its sacred shrines, notably a famous temple (one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World) to the goddess Artemis, or Diana, the city was also an important center of early Christianity.

After Ephesus, lunch will be served in the garden of a local handicrafts center. Here you can see some of the traditional carpet weaving techniques used and enjoy viewing some splendid displays of beautiful carpets.

After Lunch visit House of Virgin Mary. This house is located on the Aladag Mountains 5 miles from Ephesus. At the third Ecumenical Council of 431 in Ephesus, it was claimed that Mary came to Ephesus with St. John in 37 A.D. and lived there until her death in 48 A.D. After the discovery of the house, the Archbishop of Izmir declared it a place of pilgrimage in 1892. On July 26, 1967, Pope Paul VI visited this place and prayed here.

After the tour transfer back to your hotel. Overnight stay in Kusadasi. (B, L, D)

DAY 6 : Kusadasi - Istanbul - Flight back home

After breakfast check out from the hotel and private transfer to Izmir airport to take flight to Istanbul accordingly your international flight  back home. Arrival Istanbul Ataturk Airport.  End of our services. (B)

Package includes ;

- 5 nights accomodations based on bed and breakfast
- Istanbul, Gallipoli, Troy, Pergamon´s Acropolis and Ephesus tours by professional licensed English speaking guide
- 5 breakfast, 3 lunch and 2 dinner
- All airport transfers and transportation with private AC vehicle or with coach
- Domestic flight tickets (Izmir to Istanbul)
- All entrance fees to the sites stated above the itinerary

Package excludes ;

- Personal expencess
- Any drinks